Former governors acc-used of corruption by the Economic and Fin-ancial Crimes Com-mission (EFCC) will have to squarely face the law, as the Presidency has no plans to interfere in the judicial process, President Umaru Musa Yar�Adua has said. In an … read more
Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, has urged foreign investors to invest in the Niger Delta region, which he argued now experiences relative peace owing to efforts by regional and the federal governments. The governor also called on stakeholders in the … read more
Rivers State government may resort to legal action against Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, over his unrelenting criticism and allegations against the Celestine Omehia administration. A source in Government House, Port Harcourt, said the administration had become “very uncomfortable” with … read more
Gunmen disguised as soldiers killed a Colombian oil worker and abducted two other foreigners in Nigeria on Thursday in a raid on the construction yard of oil services company Saipem, authorities said. The raid follows a threat on Sunday by … read more
Armed riot policemen were again deployed in the streets of Ado Ekiti on Thursday as rival factions of road transport workers engaged in violence in which five people were feared dead. The town square around the oba�s palace and the … read more
Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mike Okiro, yesterday said the Nigeria Police would no longer give escorts to banks that do not have bullet/bomb proofed bullion vans. The order may be in reaction to an incident in Abia State, where … read more
The Action Congress, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, the African Democratic Congress and the National Conscience Party have called on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mrs. Olubunmi Etteh, to immediately step down. They argued that her resignation would … read more
Nigerian police have arrested a witchdoctor employed by a politician to perform rituals at an election tribunal, local media reported Thursday. Officers caught Oluwole Abiodun Wednesday at the court building in southwestern Ondo state with charms and copies of the … read more
A well-known US aid worker has been arrested in the troubled Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria. Security officials confirmed they had detained Judith Burdin Asuni and two German nationals. Newspaper reports suggest they are suspected of spying. They were … read more
MPs in Nigeria investigating a $5m spending spree by the new House of Representatives Speaker, Patricia Etteh, have said she broke the rules. Her last appearance in the assembly prompted a fist fight and she was ushered away amid cries … read more